Ken:

I'm not sure. The cable to the heater valve is broken. A couple of weeks ago
(well before the problem started), believing we were heading into summer I
climbed under and manually closed the valve. However, since they're calling
for temperatures in the thirties on Monday, I think I'll turn it back on
this weekend.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "kenneth d lewis" <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Running hot........or maybe not

> John;
>         Does running the heater at full blast return the needle to the
> normal position?
>
> Drive Safely & Good Luck
> Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> On Wed, 31 May 2000 20:53:23 -0400 "John P. Flaherty"
> <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> writes:
> >Hi Volks:
> >
> >In normal driving my 1984 1.9 usually runs with the temp guauge a hair
> >past
> >center. It stays pretty constant there, as I'm almost never in severe
> >enough
> >traffic to make it climb higher. Beginning yesterday, however, it
> >climbed
> >substantially higher, stopping at slightly past halfway between the
> >LED and
> >the end of the scale. It remained there, climbing no higher, but not
> >going
> >down at all either. Moving/brief stopping had no effect. The van drove
> >normally; engine performance was fine. Except for the guage. the van
> >didn't
> >act like it was running hot. The fan never came on. (Radiator switch
> >is new
> >last month, and worked when tested at that time. Haven't been in heavy
> >enough traffic for it to come on since, but if the fan were the
> >problem the
> >temp should have dropped when I hit the interstate anyway). There was
> >no
> >smell of antifreeze. Engine didn't feel hotter than normal. Coolant
> >tank
> >(new last month, with new pressure cap) was full. It's done this every
> >time
> >I've driven it since it began yesterday. Air temperatures were in the
> >50-60
> >degree range. Van was lightly loaded (if I can be considered a light
> >load).
> >
> >So, whats the opinion....do I have an overheating problem? A temp
> >sender
> >problem? A guage problem? And how do I tell?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John Flaherty
>
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